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The Divine Comedy announce “orchestral pop album” ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon’ with new single ‘Achilles’ and 2025 UK tour

The Divine Comedy have shared details of a new album called ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon’. Check out the new single ‘Achilles’ and the new tour dates below. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Neil Hannon, The Divine Comedy Announced today (April 9), the record marks the first new studio album from The Divine Comedy since they released their ‘Office Politics’ LP back in 2019. It also follows on […]

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Maroon 5 to release new album this summer: “The rumours are true”

Adam Levine has confirmed that Maroon 5 will release a new album in 2025 – teasing that the first single is coming very soon. READ MORE: Maroon 5 – ‘Jordi’ review: paint-by-numbers pop that occasionally wows The Los Angeles pop-rock band shared their seventh and most recent studio record, ‘Jordi’, in 2021. It featured the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Stevie Nicks and H.E.R., and peaked at Number 19 in […]

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OH MY GIRL commemorate 10th anniversary with new single, ‘Oh My’

K-pop girl group OH MY GIRL have commemorated their 10th anniversary with the release of new single, ‘Oh My’. READ MORE:  Mark – ‘The Firstfruit’ review: NCT’s splintered backbone paints himself whole According to the girl group’s label, WM Entertainment, ‘Oh My’ is a song that “blends groovy bass lines, choppy synths and future electronic sounds, resulting in a playful, high-energy track filled with catchy hooks and rap verses that fans […]

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Glastonbury Festival 2025: Croissant Neuf stage reveals full line-up

Glastonbury has announced the 2025 line-up for its Croissant Neuf stage – check it out in full below. The legendary festival is set to return to Worthy Farm in Somerset between June 25 and 29, ahead of a fallow year in 2026. Tickets sold out last November, but the official resales are expected soon after the balance payment window closed this week (visit here for more info). READ MORE: Glastonbury Festival 2025: […]

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Marcus Mumford says wife Carey Mulligan kicked him out of home so he could finish ‘RUSHMERE’

Marcus Mumford has revealed that his wife kicked him out of their home to get him to finish Mumford & Sons’ new album ‘RUSHMERE’. The singer, songwriter and guitarist opened up about the writing process for the band’s latest album, and admitted that he underwent a period of writer’s block when trying to come up with lyrics. Speaking on the Zach Sang Show podcast, Mumford revealed that the frustration around […]

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Billy McFarland’s permit for Fyre Fest 2 will only allow 12-hour listening party with 250 people

It appears that the permit that Billy McFarland has obtained for Fyre Festival 2 only allows for a 12-hour listening party that must have fewer than 300 people. READ MORE: The 10 most WTF moments from Netflix’s jaw-dropping Fyre Festival documentary The disgraced festival organiser, who was behind the first tumultuous edition of Fyre Fest, previously announced that the event would be making its “return” from May 30 to June […]

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Priority Tickets for Little Simz’ massive UK headline shows are available now

In paid partnership with Priority from O2 Little Simz has announced a pair of huge UK arena shows for later this year – and if you’re an O2 or Virgin Media broadband customer, you can get Priority Tickets right now ahead of general release. Last week, Little Simz announced that she’s going to play her biggest ever headline shows this October. The BRIT award-winning rapper will headline Manchester’s Co-Op Live […]

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Watch Ed Sheeran cover Chappell Roan while disguised as an emo in New York subway

Ed Sheeran has covered Chappell Roan and performed his new single ‘Azizam’ as part of an undercover busking set in New York. Watch below. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Autumn Variations’ review: a pumpkin-spiced snooze The singer-songwriter appeared in the latest edition of the ‘Subway Busking’ segment on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (April 8). Sheeran and host Fallon filmed the session at the 50th Street […]

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BLACKPINK’s Lisa looks back on ‘The White Lotus’ experience: “I’m so proud to be able to share my culture”

BLACKPINK’s Lisa has opened up about her experience starring on The White Lotus season three, saying she was “proud to be able to share my culture”. READ MORE: Lisa – ‘Alter Ego’ review: a flashy debut in search of deeper identity Yesterday (April 8), BLACKPINK’s Lisa shared an Instagram post where she spoke about her time as a cast member of HBO’s The White Lotus, with season three having aired its […]

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Pete Doherty adds The Smiths’ Mike Joyce to solo live band, shares new “weird jazz number” ‘The Day The Baron Died’

Pete Doherty has confirmed that The Smiths‘ Mike Joyce will be joining his solo band for select dates on his upcoming UK and European tour, and shared a new single called ‘The Day The Baron Died’. Listen below. The singer-songwriter is due to hit the road later this month in support of his upcoming album ‘Felt Better Alive’, which is released on May 16 (pre-order/pre-save here). READ MORE: Pete Doherty […]

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